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[[:Category:Subdivision Kentville|Subdivision Kentville]], Mile 9.3 | [[:Category:Subdivision Kentville|Subdivision Kentville]], Mile 9.3 | ||
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==Facilities & Features== | ==Facilities & Features== | ||
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| + | *Wood shed 22' x 15'<ref>*Alexander MacNab, ''[[Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab 1873|Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab Nov 1, 1873, p. 23]]''</ref> | ||
==Commerce & Industry== | ==Commerce & Industry== | ||
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*[[1969-MemoOfGenInfo|1969 Memorandum of General Information]] | *[[1969-MemoOfGenInfo|1969 Memorandum of General Information]] | ||
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Revision as of 15:39, 4 May 2019
Subdivision Kentville, Mile 9.3
Facilities & Features
- Waterville Station
- 850' siding
- 600' blind siding
- Wood shed 22' x 15'[1]
Commerce & Industry
- Annapolis Valley Canners Limited: canning factory, apples and small fruits
- Four apple warehouses
Description & History
Originally known as Pineo Village, it wad renamed "Waterville" in 1871 shortly after the arrival of the Windsor & Annapolis Railway in 1869.[2] It was an early centre of agriculture and received one of the larger stations along the Windsor & Annapolis.
Gallery
Topographic map from Berwick to Kentville circa 1956.
The Waterville Station looking west, August 1958.
VIA Rail shelter at Waterville. April 1986.
